Lalita Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72468 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-52 Year-2023 Thana- MOHIUDDIN NAGAR DistrictSamastipur ====================================================== LALITA DEVI WIFE OF VIJAY PASWAN R/O VILL.- LAKHANPUR, P.S.- MOHIUDDIN NAGAR, DISTRICT -SAMASTIPUR ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Om Prakash Om For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 27-02-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 409 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that petitioner was the President of the Ward Committee along with Jitendra Kumar who was the Secretary of the Committee and it was alleged that they had withdrawn an amount of Rs. 13,92,000/- and transferred an amount of Rs. 12,47,500/- in the account of Rishi under Nal Jal Yojana Scheme, but then the work done under the said Scheme in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72468 of 2024(2) dt.27-02-2025 2/3 year 2017-18 worth 5,66,614/-, as such, the rest of the money was misappropriated.
4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that from perusal of the order impugned, it would manifest that the same records that out of Rs. 13,92,000/- work worth Rs. 9,70,597/- has been completed. It is next submitted that the work has been completed but then the measurement book incorrectly records the entire work. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove her innocence.
5. The learned APP for the State opposes the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000 /- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Mohiuddin Nagar P.S. Case No. 52 of 2023, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
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7. However, it is made clear that in the event if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the learned Trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioner despite giving assurance to this Court is not co-operating in the investigation, in that event the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to forthwith cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T